Roofing-bracket.



J. R. BOYD.

ROOFING BRACKET. APPLICATION mam/m. s 1911.

1,241 ,335 Patented $6M. 25; 1917 Witnesses JOE-LI BQBEBT BOYD, Q33ASHEVILLE, NQR-TH GAEGLINA.

RQOFEBTG-BRAGKET.

Application filed January 3, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN R. Born, a citi- Zen of the," United States,residing at Ashe ville, in he county of Bunconibe and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Roofing-Bracket, of which thefollowing is a specification The device forming the subject matter ofthis application is adapted to be employed for holding a scaffold bar ona roof.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel form of interlockingelement between the support which remains perinanenty assembled with theroof, and the hanger which carries the scaffold bar.

Another object of the invention is to im-- prove the construction of thehanger, so that it will possess unusual strength,

it is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility or devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription procoeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, Without departing from the spiritof theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 shows the invention in top .plan,applied to a portion of a roof;

Fig.2 is a top plan showing a portion of a roof, the view depicting amethod, slightly different from the one shown in Fig. l, for mountingthe structure on a roof; v

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken approximately on the line 3-3 of Fig. l;

ig. e is a perspective view showing ti o hanger; and

. 5 is a perspective view showing the carrying out present invention isprovided a support denoted gen loy the numeral 1, and preferably in formof a strip of metal, which ordiv is bendable. Adjacent its upper end,thesa iport is provided with holes 2 adapt- "ecl to receive nails or thelike, whereby the support may be secured to a roof board, case thesupport 1 is used In connection with rigid shingles 3, as indicated inFig. 1, then the le er and the s pp rt 1 r i ts Specification of LettersPatent. Patentgfl Sept 25, 1391?,

Serial Ho. 140,469.

downwardly below the lower edge 4% o one 2 by the reference character 5,then the support 1 may be housed completely beneath the shingles, sincethe shingles may be turned up to ive access to the lower end ofthesupport 1, for a purpose which will he described hereinafter. In 2 ofthe drawings, the lower. edges of the flexible shingles of the coursebeneath which support 1 is housed, are indicated by the reference,character 6. Adjacent its lower end, the support 1 is supplied with anohlong opening 7. At this poini it is to be observed that the support 1remains perinanently connected with the roof after the shingles or'theroofing of any other kind has been laid, it being thus possible, as willbe manifest when the nature of the invention is better understood, toassemble scafiold with the root from time to time, after the roof hasbeen completed and laid.

The invention comprises a hanger denoted generally by the referencecharacter 8 and shown in detail in F l of the drawings. The hanger 8preferably is made of metal and includes a strip comprising parts 9 and10 connected by a reduced neck 11 having depending arms 12 supplied withoutwardly projecting fingers 1% located below the lower faces of theelements 9 10. The lower end of the part 10 is bent as shown at 15 toform an inclined brace 16 having a foot 17 disposed approximately atright angles to the part 10. The humeral l8 denotes a ll-shaped stirrup,ordinarily madeof metal. One arm of the stirrup 18 rests on the part 10and is secured thereto by attaching ole inents 19. In the free arm ofthe stirrup 18 there is formed an opening 20; The foot 1? engages thehase' 21 or" the stirrup l8 and is held thereto by a securing element22. ihe brace 16 and its foot 1? serve to reinf and sustain the baseportion 23 oi the stirrup. 7

in. practical. operation, the strip turned until it stands approximatelyangles to the support 1, as indicated in dotted lines in 1. fingers 1ehen are passed downwardly through the oblong opening i'in the support 1.The strip S 10 and parts carried thereby are then swung around untilthey alined with the support 1, under which circumstances, thefinseerill e se b nea h he ar upon opposite sides of the oblong opening7, and prevent an accidental detachment of the hanger 8 from thesupport 1. The scaffold bar 23, which may be a two-by-four, is

inserted into the stirrup 18, and a nail 24:

may be driven through the opening 20, into the scaffold bar, to hold thesame in place.

It is to be observed that in the present invention, the supports 1remain permanently engaged with the roof. When it is desired to repairthe roof, the hanger 8 is engaged with the support 1, in the mannerhereinbefore set forth, and the scaffold bar 23 is then mounted in thestirrup 18 as hereinbefore described. Although it has been mentionedthat the structure is adapted for use in repairing a roof, it isobviousthat it is of equal utility in laying the roof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, a supporthaving an elongated openin means forsecuring the support to a roo and a hanger including spaced partsconnected by a reduced neck having depending arms provided withoutstanding fingers, the fingers being insertible through the opening inthe support when the hanger stands approximately at right angles to thesupport, the fingers engaging beneath the support, on opposite sides ofthe opening, whenthe hanger is disposed in alinement with the support.

' 2. In a device of the class described, a support; means for securingthe support to a roof; a strip the lower end of which is bent to form aninclined brace having an outstanding foot; a stirrup including a baseengaged by the foot, a ree arm, and an arm cooperating with the strip;means for securing the last specified arm of the stir rup to the stripto serve as a reinforcement for the strip; and detachably interengagingelements'carried by the strip and the support. In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

JOHN ROBERT BOYD.

Witnesses:

J. E. BROOKSHIRE, J. B. CUM.-

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

